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Tuesday, July 24, 1984
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Vol. 83 No. 174
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By Gene Gentrap
Research is often a demanding and slow process.
But as J.M. "Mike" Daly, UNL professor of agricultu
ral biochemistry, has discovered, the research can
also be rewarding.
Daly was recently elected to the National
Academy of Science, an honor second only to the
Nobel Prise.
Daly is the second UNL professor to receive the
honor. Myron Brakke, professor of plant pathology,
was elected to the academy in 1974.
Daly began teaching here in 1955 after teaching at
Notre Dame and at the University of Minnesota. He
received his master's degree in agricultural bio
chemistry from the University of Minnesota in 1947
and his doctorate in 1952.
Daly said his election to the academy was "a plea
sant surprise," but said he wasn't "exactly sure" why
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in March, Pursdl said. This was $15.2 million
less than March! 933 totals. Agriculture priced
rose 2.7 percent from February and CO per
cent from February 1C33, he said. But, he said,
thb increase is insufficient to prevent hiher-th2n-usual
liquidation levels.
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struction output increased 18.1 percent in
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he received the honor.
Daly's research at UNL involves trying to under
stand the biochemistry and physiology of plants and
their susceptability and resistability to plant dis
eases, he said.
Although Daly said he hasn't made any significant
discoveries to "change the course of biochemistry,"
continued research is necessary to fully understand
a chemical compound's limitations.
"Our lab works on a compound and attempts to
figure out its structure. We identify the different
parts," Daly said.
If the research does not have a direct effect on
humans, the research is "a bit downplayed," Daly
said.
"It's a complex field, with no real answers," he
said, "but someday the data we obtain now will
become useful."
Daly said he plans to continue his research at UNL
and continue teaching another five to eight years.
Sources fund stu
for fee, company
By J ana D aMir.an Eoaiaa '
Private financial aid for high school and college
students is available all year long, even during the
summer months, according to the Scholarship Bank,
a student scholarship search service.
Steve Danz, director of the service, said private
aid sources, such as foundations, civic and trade
groups and large corporate donors generally give
out funds all year. This contrasts with most govern
mental sources, which have fixed deadlines, Danz
said.
One reason for the year-round funds is that tax
exempt foundations are required by law to distrib
ute a percentage of their assets each year and con
tinue to fund students until the funds are dis
tributed, Danz said.
Chris Vaage, assistant director for scholarships at
UNL's Office of Scholarships and Financial Aids,
said most of the university's funds for the 1984-85
year already have been distributed. She said some
departments, however, may have money to distrib
ute later because of unexpected left-over funds'
from the year before.
The Scholarship Bank is one of several national
companies that match students with possible fin
ancial aid sources. For a fee, the company uses a
UNL exposition
to involve research
of nine departments
By Stacie Thomas
. The Mead Field Lab will be the site of a trac
tor parade and more than 100 exhibits Thurs
day when UNL's Institute of Agriculture and
Natural Resources presents its first agricultu
ral exposition.
Ag Expo will replace the Tractor, Power and
Safety Day held annually for the last three
decades, according to Warren Sahs, field lab
supervisor.
Sahs said the change to Ag Expo was made
to involve more of the research of all nine
departments of the field lab. During the next
three years each of the departments will have
the opportunity to contribute to Ag Expo, Sahs
said.
This year, Ag Expo will focus on animal agri
culture and health and will cover the activities
of the departments of animal science, agron
omyforage, agriculture economics, veterinary
science and agricultural engineering.
Future Ag Expo topics include crop produc
tion and international agriculture, Sahs said.
Thursday's activities will include showings
of video tapes of areas of research difficult to
display to large numbers of people. One video
supplied by the animal science department
will feature a cesarean surgery for swine and
beef production.
Other activities will begin with a parade of
new tractors at 9 a.m. and will continue at 9:45
am. with field tours to guide visitors through
the field lab's livestock faculties and pastures.
Tour stops will feature summer grazing
alternatives, beef feedlot design, crop residue
feeding systems, milking system functions, caro
tene diet, computer feed research and animal
evaluation systems.
More than 100 educational and commercial
exhibits and demonstrations will focus on
animal agriculture and will be available through
out the day.
The displays will include hardware and
equipment ranging from confinement systems
and grass seed drills to electronic scales and
alarms.
Another display, the Energy Farm, will fea
ture a computer-controlled solar farrowing
system and a methane co-generating system.
Admission to Ag Expo is free.
ents year round;
rovides aid list
computer to find sources for wnich the student is
qualified, based on the students interests, occupa
tional goal, college major or other requirements.
UNL's financial aid office doesn't encourage or
discourage students who want to use the search
services.
"It's really up to the student if they want to take
the initiative to send off their money," Vaage said.
Students may also seek scholarships from outside
the university, she( said, by checking the bulletin
board outside the financial aid office. Vaage posts all
notices of scholarships from national and state
organizations there.
According to a secretary for the Scholarship
Bank, that company charges $50 for its services. The
company supplies up to 50 possible financial aid
sources.
Danz said the company has about 25,000 aid
sources, and each student can receive between 20
and 50 specific sources. According to the bank, the
scholarships average from about $750 to $1,000.
Most of the sources are not as heavilybased on need
as are governmental sources, according to the
company.
Students wishing to use the Scholarship Bank
should send a stamped, business-sized, self-addres- ,
sed envelope to 10100 Santa Monica 2600, Los
Angeles, Calif. 90057.